Wall-paper hanger.



V. MARUSKA, JR.

WALL PAPER HANGER.

APPLICATION men osc. 30. 1918.

Patented Nov. 26, 1918.

VENCIL MARUSKA, JR., OF RED CLOUD, NEBBASKA.

WALL-PAPER HANGER.

Application filed December 30, 1916.

To al 'witam it may Gomera:

le it known that I, VENciL MARUsKA, J r., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Red Cloud, in the county of Vebster and State ofNebraska, have invented certain new and useful In'iprovements inTall-Paper Hangers; and 1 do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and eXact description of the inventon, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This inventon relates to improvements in wall paper ha-nging devices,and has for its primary object the provision of a device of this naturethat will admit of the paper being hung in a more eonvenient andexpeditious manner, and which includes a paste dist-rbuting tank forapplying paste to the paper previous to the paper being presented to thewall.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of thisCharacter which will -be of simple and durable construction, cheap tomanufacture and efficient in operation.

Other objects will appear and be better understood from that embodimentof my inventon of which 'the following is aspecification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing forming a part thereof, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the paper hanging device,

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof,

Fig. 3 is a vertieal seetional view taken through the paper hangingdevice, and

Fig. 4 is a side view of the paste distributing tank, showing the outlettherein.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the paper hanging device is shown asconsisting of a substantially U-shaped frame 1, which has the connectingportion for the sides thereof sufibstantially V-shaped, as shown in Fig.1, and formed integral with the apex portion of the V-shaped connectingportion for the sides of the frame is a sleeve 2, that receives one endof the handle 3. The sides of the V- shaped connecting portion for thesides of the frame are braced by means of a bar 4, which has itsopposite ends connected to the respective sides of the V-shaped portion,as shown in F ig. 1 of the drawing. The respective side port-ions of theframe 1 are provided with inclined slots 4, the slot in each sideopening into one of the side edges of the sides of the frame, as shownin Fig. 2,

Speeificaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 26, 1918.

Serial No. 139,726.

and the said slots rotatably receive the opposite ends of a shaft 5, theshaft 5 having a roller 6 thereon around which is wound the wall paperdesignated 7. A second roller, designated 8, is interposed between thesides of the frame 1, adjacent the free ends of the sides, and iscarried by a shaft 9, the opposite ends of which are journaled inopenings in the sides of the frame, the roller 8 being adapted to havethe wall paper pass thereover, and is adapted to serve as a presserroller for pressing the pasted paper into engagement with the wall so asto securely fasten the paper on the wall. A pair of laterally extendingand V-shaped brackets 10 are formed integral With the Isides of theframe 1, as shown in Fig. 2, and

are provided with slots 11, which removably receive lugs 12 carried bythe opposite ends of an elongated cylindrical shaped tank 13. Suitablefastening elements 14 are pivotally associated with the V-shaped bracket10 and have notches therein for engaging over the lu s 12 so as toprevent accidental withdrawa of the lugs from the slots during the paperhanging operation. The tank 13 is adapted to contain paste and isprovided on one side with an elongated discharge opening or slot 15,through which the paste is discharged. The tank is also provided with asuitable filling spout 16, at one side thereof, and which is normallyclosed by means of a removable cap 17.

In use, a roll of paper is wound around the roller 6, and one end of thepaper is then drawn over the tank 13 and passed over the discharge slot15, so as to admit of a coating of paste being applied to the paper, theterminal of the end of the paper being then passed over the presserroller 8. The paper hanging device is then canted and the end of thepaper presented tO the wall and pressed into engagement therewith bymeans of the presser roller 8. The frame 1 is then moved downwardlyalong the wall, so as to effect unrolling of the paper and theapplication of the same to the wall.

Various changes might be resorted to in the construction, form andarrangement of the several parts without departing from the spirit andscope of the inventon as claimed.

Having thus described my inventon what 1 claim as new, is:

A paper holding device consisting of a substantially U-shaped frame, aPaper holding and a pressure roller carried by said U- freely When thepaper is being applied to 10 shaped frame, V-shaped brackets carried bythe Wall. 7

the U-shaped frame, a paste-holding recep- In testiniony Whereof 'Iaffix my signature aolekdetachbly suphplted by the Vshaped in presenceof two Wtnesses.

rac ets Sai pasteo ing receptac e ben supported in a position .betweenthe pape VENCIL MARUSKA, JR' holding roller and the presser roller, andWitnesses: adapted to keep sufiiei'ent tension on the lpa- U. S. HALL,per to prevent the same from unwinding too V. A. HALL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five lce'nt's each, 'by.a'dressing the Commissioner of'ratent Washington, I). 0.

